LETTER: Supports impeachment

To the editor:

I listened to the impeachment inquiry witnesses, and found
them credible, professional and consistent. I watched the fact-free
defense the GOP threw at the TV cameras that consisted of misdirection,
opinions, lies and unsupported assertions. There was no defensible scenario or
concrete evidence offered to counter witness testimony. I am convinced
that impeachment and removal from office are both warranted and necessary for
Trump.

The men who “framed” the structure of our government in
the constitution gave the three branches of government (Executive, Legislative
and Judicial) the duty and responsibility to check and balance each other. The
framers trusted that people in these branches would be steadfast, honor their
solemnly sworn oath to uphold The Constitution and the laws, and keep the
welfare of the people and the nation uppermost in their minds. Sadly, we must
recognize that trust is now being betrayed.

The impeachment process can deal with corrupt individuals in
the government. But we have no process or referee to cope with situation we
face today. Many GOP senators have openly and publicly refused to honor their
oath of office and perform their constitutional responsibilities to serve as
impartial jurors during the Senate trial. Their party leaders have stated that
removing Trump from office will not happen, no matter how clear cut and
convincing the case before them. They are on record supporting the presidency
of a man who puts his political ambitions ahead of national security. A man who
has issued a challenge to you, me and every other law abiding citizen in
America, saying in effect “You might have to obey a subpoena, but I don’t and neither
do the people in my regime.”

What do you call it when people in power refuse to obey the
law, act with disregard for the interests and welfare of the nation, disseminate
false narratives (a/k/a propaganda), block election security legislation and
refuse to prosecute a leader who is accused of impeachable offenses?